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Archive Home > 2008 > July > 30 > Small research center with a global window

Small research center with a global window

Bit by bit, a rain forest census begins to take shape

By Chris Kraul / The Bulletin
July 30, 2008

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND, Panama — High on a jungle hilltop, at a unique research center in the middle of the Panama Canal, scientists are studying three-toed sloths, howler monkeys and jungle flora to better understand evolution and the practical effects of global warming.

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